Description

ST551SE YEOVIL CP DORCHESTER ROAD
(East side)

4/17 Aldon Lodge

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GV II

Cottage orne, as lodge to Aldon House (q.v.). Circa 1840, Random coursed cut
and squared local stone, worked dressings, Welsh slate roof with plain bargeboards
to gables, brick chimney stacks, one rendered. 2 storeys, T-shaped on plan.
The road facade has a projecting gable on the left-hand side with a 3-light stone
mullioned window with hood to the ground floor, above a small 4-light oriel on three
timber brackets, with slated roof; right of the projection a one-storey lean-to with
7-light mullioned window and slated roof, above which is a 2-light dormer/oriel with
pitched slate roof and boarded infill; to the left of the projection a one-storey lean-to
with a 4-light mullioned window: all windows have cast iron diamond-pane casements.
The South side elevation has a one-storey 4-light stone mullioned bay window, with
stone roof, and above is a 3-light mullioned window, all matching the front windows.
The entrance door (a C20 stable-type) is in the side of the front lean-to extension.
The interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: ST5509414744

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26309467

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)